THE jumpsuit worn by Elvis Presley the first time he performed a Beatles track has arrived in Liverpool at The Beatles Story.

THE jumpsuit worn by Elvis Presley the first time he performed a Beatles track has arrived in Liverpool at The Beatles Story.

The outfit will form part of Elvis and Us at The Beatles Story – Europe’s biggest ever showcase of the King of Rock and Roll, celebrating his relationship with The Beatles through artefacts and costumes.

Kevin Kern, Director of Public Relations at Elvis Presley Enterprises, travelled over from Elvis’ home city of Memphis with 80 items for the display.

The jumpsuit was worn the first time Elvis performed a Beatles track – Yesterday – on stage.

There is also the pool table over which Elvis first met the Liverpool band.

Kevin said: “The relationship between Memphis and Liverpool goes back to the days of the cotton trade.

“Then these people called Elvis and The Beatles came along and strengthened the connection. Liverpool is the natural place to have the exhibition and we’re very excited to be here.

“There’s a reason people call Elvis the King, because he still exists and he’s everywhere. Right now he’s in the UK.”

The exhibition, which will run for two years, showcases Elvis’s career.

Original outfits will be on display, each one custom-made and some weighing up to 40lbs.

The display will also feature a selection of the 3000 costumes and 400 pairs of shoes from Las Vegas show Viva Elvis which has wowed audiences.

Cirque du Soleil’s take on the showgirl headdress has been sent from the show to be part of the exhibition.

Viva Elvis’s wardrobe manager Ruben Permel is responsible for making every night look like opening night – a challenge involving 85 performers and 115 costume changes in the first 15 minutes.

He said: “We're not trying to mimic Elvis, we're just trying to celebrate his life, his music and I think the biggest way we can do that is through the costumes. He had so many iconic looks.

“Elvis liked to get haircuts so we’ve made a barber jumpsuit and also a ‘Taking Care of Business’ one, which was the name of his company.”

He added: “I really want to touch the ‘jailhouse jacket’ – I don't know if they would let me. It's kind of emotional.”